FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Multinationals have a puzzle that they need to tease out in China, the world’s biggest market for luxury products: What’s driving a slump in sales? Is it because
China’s recent decision to raise the retirement age is a response to its looming demographic crisis, driven by an aging population and shrinking workforce. The Communist Party’s move,
Of the millions of young adults heading off to college this fall, many will be international students. If trends continue, about 1 million students from around the world
Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the
When two popular trades, such as buying US big tech stocks and selling the Japanese yen, are unraveling at the same time, investors naturally think they are somehow
Ukraine’s recent cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region marks a significant escalation in the nearly 2½-year war, revealing vulnerabilities in Russia’s defenses and embarrassing the Kremlin. The surprise
This summer has highlighted how high temperatures can be deadly, but it’s not just extreme heat and cold that are concerning—daily temperature swings also pose significant health risks.
China’s Politburo, its most powerful political body, recently pledged to boost consumer spending and curb “vicious competition” among businesses. This unusually direct statement reflects growing concerns over intense
As a rule, the U.S. secretary of state does not attend the funeral of the general secretary of a Communist party. Yet that is exactly what Washington’s top
Nearly 15 months since Thailand’s general election on May 14, 2023, a political reset is underway to preserve the disguised autocratic power of the royalist-conservative establishment. The
China is among those countries that have expressed their concern at the latest turn of events in the Middle East. In a routine news conference, responding to
The Heritage Foundation unveiled its so-called Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project as early as April last year. But it was not until Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had
As the years go by, we realize that decoupling does not (and will not) occur in all areas simultaneously; it tends to occur in a fragmented and sector-specific
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on Sunday that Malaysia has officially applied to join the greater BRICS grouping. In late May, Thailand’s Cabinet approved a draft application
Even LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, the world’s most resilient luxury conglomerate, is feeling the chill. And as so often, the wind is blowing from the East.
Given the rising geopolitical tensions between China and the United States, and the “de-risking” strategy being pushed ahead by some Western countries to reduce dependence on China in
While Thailand’s policy uncertainty risk premium has been rising during a year of political upheaval, Malaysia has been charting an economic comeback by being unusually quiet and stable
The disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street is reaching a flash point in China. President Xi Jinping has made it clear that he is no fan
“Old age,” lamented Trotsky, “is the most unexpected of all things that can happen to a man.” Joe Biden knows the feeling. Straining against every instinct of the
The Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization approved by the third plenary session of
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